Originally Posted by mattface
sure $90 dollar pedals on a trendy bike probably won't be at all appealing to bike thieves
Seriously, real bike theives know what they are looking for, and egg beaters and the lack of brakes won't even slow them down. They aren't planning to ride you bike away anyhow.
The only people that would be put off by that are opportunistic thieves, and a halfway decent lock will be sufficient for them.
seriously.
bike thieves don't steal bikes because they happen upon them and say, "wow, i'd like to ride that away from here, and what a coincidence, i've got boltcutters and other tools and what-have-you!" they steal bikes because they're prepared to find nice bikes, cut them loose fast, and cart them away even faster (repeating as desired), to sell them. not to ride them.
anyone who's stealing a bike to ride it is not going to go after higher end bikes. nor is it likely that they'll be equipped with the tools necessary to break the type of lock that somebody who's riding a high-end bike should have (if they lock-and-leave in the first place!)